Telegram-herald., 1887-03-28
Mr. monlfon,. address.

Mr.. moaIf0n's Address
II is becoming evident that the churches
are er.ded school from superstition 70
common sense. On enc extreme We have
them believing in revelation aud the sbso-
lutte authority OF pope and priest ia splrii-
ual things. and al gfadstions from Tia, 10
those able 10 minister 70 their own w2nis 0n
such mstterS Al collectively are progress.
i've. and no place in tie procession gives us
any superiority. OF cour.e. al consider
themselves ~ the front la these matters
most people have their ewes in the back Of
their head. they see sll the people behind
them. bat not those ia advance.
Observation OF phenomens may excite
the religious. emoi.OnA. or rational ia men.
The brst attempt AZ interpretation usually
leads 20 some mythical theory. thns AStfoi-
0gy precedes Astronomy. and Alchemy.
ChemistTy-esch good ia its way-bpt tie
first attempts are always crude. The child
stumbles before walking. 50 men become
scientific later on. Science means orgsn-
lied knowledge Occult science means
organized knowledge Of the occult We
would not dispsFase the religious element
or the intaifivc. bat there rgust DC proper
balance OF the sentimental and practical,
10 give the best results. Scientific methods
have been likened 20 the pl0d1ing method
Of the boOkkeeper, aud int0ition praised
Hs superior bat what would Astronomy.
Chemistry or any OF the arts or sciences t~
today II left 10 intuition alone, a record
Of facts and asserting ard relating of cause
and e'lec. is necessary 10 progress.
Occult science must te practical. The
electro current magnetism, and al the
necessary facts were long known. but IL
- n
lie was Hn Organizer. IL Was nT his
alone all prior observers bad share ia the
result but observation and speculative
dreaming only would not bring practical
results
Occult phenomena have always appeared
when men appr0sch n receding period OF
civilization. which eths and rows Oh The
tides. SGch VAS tie case ia ancient times
then followed fhp dark ages We
should not 20 backward that way. We
will not. v hen practical in our methods.
Science will never 60 back TO the are Of
Alchemy and Astrology again. So theology
must become occult Science-it will then
become progressive and formulate no creed
as hnaiity The scientist does not a.
sumo TO have rescned the ultimate. Occult
science will never formulate a creed. We
shall oe progressive 50 long as there re-
mains fact 10 be discovered.
History Tepea.s Itself John The Baptist
came. then Christ with n.s phsnomeRs. 20
came Sweienborg and 4. = Davis. then the
Rochester knockings 1be esfiv Christians
came from sli classes and were in confusion
so are Spiritnalists today Then carnc
Paul ne Oryanizer and later on the Roman
catholic Chnrch We sbsli avoid this mis-
lake IN the mean rfne NE bring many ola
iceas into this matter. For instance, thst
- seine way when man d1ss
be l. greatly oh.nge5. ~ char
scter AID kuowie3ge and entitled 70
authority over gs Sonre are I'd thereog 10
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net tolerate for q moment o the flesh. In
s.es3 gel -l5ouiJ dsluznd = reason for al
faings. and earn the lost art Of casting out
devils
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cnv 20 IN sgge ihs fei6 q our know dge
and ufiife H. The fsfts 81 electricity. ssls0.
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